The $8.5 million project needs more than volunteers to keep it moving forward, advocates say.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Two charged with drug trafficking following search of Augusta home
A New York man climbed out a window during the bust and was allegedly spotted by police ditching drugs, police said.
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Augusta to eliminate two of four recycling collection sites
Problems at the sites have included contamination and use by nonresidents.
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Vassalboro man given less than mandatory minimum for drug trafficking
Joseph L. Gagnon, 61, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking.
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Augusta councilors to vote on cutting recycling sites
The city is considering eliminating the bins at the Augusta City Center and the police station locations because of ongoing contamination of items left there.
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Greater Augusta Utility District looking at new method to share costs of stormwater overflow prevention
New way would bill users based on size of their property compared to the size of an average sized residential property.
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Augusta councilors debate merits of rink at Mill Park
Outdoor ice rinks on bare ground not all they’re cracked up to be, city official says.
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Augusta considering eliminating two of four recycling bins used by residents
City officials said unauthorized use by nonresidents, disposal of regular trash, and leaving rubbish next the the containers when they are full has caused problems at the two unmonitored disposal bins.
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Trash power: Augusta landfill’s gas to feed into electrical grid
The Hatch Hill landfill will use methane produced by garbage there to generate savings on the city’s electric bills.
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Syrian photojournalist shows Augusta gathering the horrors of war
Bassam Khabieh, a Colby College fellow, spoke to a group at Cony High School on Monday about how he hopes his photos can be used to convict war crimes.